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J. C. PATTERSON. DEVICE FOR ATTACHING BILLS, POSTERS, &c., T0 WALLS.

(Application filad June 28, 1900.)

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UNiTED STATES PATENT vOFFI E.

JOSEPH C. PATTERSON, OF MEADVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA.

DEVICE FOR ATTACHING BILLS, POSTERS, 800., TO WALLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 676,150, dated June 11,1901.

' Application filed June 28,1900. Serial No. 21,975. on model.)

T all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOSEPH G. PATTERSON, a citizen of the United Statesof America, residing at 785 Park avenue, Meadville, in the county ofCrawford and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Devices for Attaching Bills, Posters, &c., to Walls; andI do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- lo actdescription thereof reference being bad Fig. 2 is a side elevation ofthe same.

to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to an improved device for attaching bills,posters, &c., to walls and. other objects; and it consists in certaindetails of construction and combination of parts, as will be fullydescribed hereinafter.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of myimproved device, which is constructed and arranged in accordance with myinvention, the said view having a portion of the spring-actuated hammerremoved, the better to show the parts beneath. Fig. 3 is a detailed sideview of a portion of the latch. Fig. 4 is an enlarged perspective viewof the latch mechanism and a part of the pole or handle andspring-actuated hammer.

To construct a device in accordance with.

my invention, I provide a suitable pole or handle 1 and lit the same atthe top with a double-headed hammer 3 by means of suitable integralstraps 2. This hammer is pro vided with upwardly'projecting claws 4 toengage with the bill, poster, or sheet of paper 6 it'is desired to tacktothe wall or other overhead object. Pivoted in suitable bear iugs 7,formed on one side of the strap 2, is a spring-actuated hammer, whichconsists of the bar 8, the handle portion 10, and the head 5', thesaid'head being arranged in line and. adapted to strike between the forkof the claws 1 above mentioned. The head of the hammer is magnetized forthe purpose of holding the tacks to be driven. livoted in a suitableposition and at one side of the handle portion of the hammer is a latchmechanism to hold the hammer 9 under tension of a strong spring 14. Thismechanism consists of a pivoted lever 11, having a dogil'l,

which is engaged bya spring 16, held, as at 17, to the pole 1. Thislever 11 also carries a projecting lug 12,whieh is adapted to engagewith a-lug 13, carried by the handle portion 10 of the bar 8. Themovement of the lever 11 is limited by two stop-pins 12', secured in thepole 1 on either side of the dog 11. neeted to the free end of the lever11 is a rod 15, which extends downward along the pole through a suitablenumber of eyelets or. guides 18 and isattached to the short arm 20 ofabell-erank, that is mounted in a bearing 19, secured to the pole nearthe lower end thereof. The long arm 21 05 this bell-crank is engaged bya spring In operation the paper, bill, or poster 6 is engaged by theclaws 1, as shown in Fig. 2.

Coii- The handle portion 10 of the spring-actuated to permit the lug 13to pass the lug 12, at

which time the spring 16 returns the lever 11, so as to cause theengagement of the lug 12 on top of the lug 13,'and thus hold the hammerunder the pressure of its spring 14.

-It will be observed that the movement which is imparted to the lever11, either when being actuated by the engagement of the lugs or whenbeing returned by its spring 16, is limited by the stop-pins 12.

The top fa of the lug 12 is beveled, so that the lug -13 as it engagesthe same will move the lever 11 SlllllClG-lliS-lZO permit the lugs topass one another and'the under face of the lug 12 to engage with the topface of the lug \Vhen the bill or poster has been placed at the positionin which it is desired to secure the same, the operator depresses thearm 21 oE-the bell-crank, and thus by means of the rod 15 operates thelever 11,.so as to withdraw the lug 12 from its engagement with the lug13, and the spring 14 actuates the hammer, so as to drive the-tack thathas been previously placed on the magnetized head!) of said hammer.

The double-faced hammer 3 is used for further driving the tack 5' shouldthe same not be set from the blow of'tlie hammer 9.

- Varie slight modifications and changes may be made in the details ofconstruction without departing. from the spirit of the invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is y In a device of the character described, thecombination with the pole or handle, carrying clawsto engage and supportthe bill or poster, of a spring-actuated hammer pivoted to the pole orhandle and provided with a magnetized head adapted to strike between theclaws, said spring-actuated hammer having a handle portion, a springsecured at its one end to the handle or pole with its other end engagingthe said handle portion for holding the spring-actuated hammer undertension, a lever pivoted to the side of the pole or handle and providedwith a lug for encommunal-minute. was M gagement with thespring-actuated hammer to hold the latter under tension of its spring, aspring 16 for engagement with said pivoted lever to hold its lug inengagement, a springhel'd bell-crank mounted on the handle or pole nearits lower end, and a rod pivotally connected to said bell-crank andpivoted le-

